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Definitions for oblivious
əˈblɪv i əsobliv·i·ous
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Princeton's WordNet
oblivious(p), unmindful(p)adjective
(followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of
"oblivious of the mounting pressures for political reform"; "oblivious to the risks she ran"; "not unmindful of the heavy responsibility"
forgetful, obliviousadjective
failing to keep in mind
"forgetful of her responsibilities"; "oblivious old age"
Wiktionary
obliviousadjective
Lacking awareness; unmindful.
obliviousadjective
Failing to remember; forgetful.
Etymology: From obliviosus
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Obliviousadjective
Causing forgetfulness.
Etymology: obliviosus, Latin.
Raze out the written troubles of the brain,
And with some sweet oblivious antidote
Cleanse the stuff’d bosom. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.The British souls
Exult to see the crouding ghosts descend
Unnumber’d; well aveng’d, they quit the cares
Of mortal life, and drink th’ oblivious lake. Philips.Oh born to see what none can see awake!
Behold the wonders of th’ oblivious lake. Alexander Pope, Dunc.
Webster Dictionary
Obliviousadjective
promoting oblivion; causing forgetfulness
Obliviousadjective
evincing oblivion; forgetful
Etymology: [L. obliviosus: cf. F. oblivieux.]
Freebase
Oblivious
Oblivious is a comedy game show that aired within the United States of America on TNN/Spike TV at various points between 2002 and 2004. It was also aired on Challenge in the UK, Ireland and The Comedy Channel in Australia and still airs on Real TV in South Korea and on TV2 Zebra in Norway. It no longer airs on Spike TV. Comedian Regan Burns served as host. A DVD was later released featuring the best clips of both seasons.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of oblivious in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of oblivious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of oblivious in a Sentence
The State Department official:
It is hard to know exactly what will come out of this first conversation, i am not oblivious to the weight of history.
Too many politicians and pundits here in America have been woefully oblivious to, or in some cases complicit in, what is going on around us, the failed European Union experiment, and Great Britain’s rejection of it, must serve as a wake-up call for all of us in America.
Anyone who resorts to installing illegal tracking devices on the vehicles of their adversaries is either highly motivated, desperate, unstable, or completely oblivious to the consequences.
Ivanka Trump, who works at the White House, chose to post the second most oblivious tweet we've seen this week, you know, Ivanka Trump, that's a beautiful photo of you and your child, but let me just say, one mother to another, do something about your dad's immigration practices, you feckless c *** !
Ivanka Trump, who works at the White House, chose to post the second most oblivious tweet we’ve seen this week.
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- غافلArabic
- oblidadís, oblidós, inconscient, ignorantCatalan, Valencian
- neuvědomující si, nevědomý, nesoustředěný, nevšímavýCzech
- uvidendeDanish
- vergesslich, selbstvergessenGerman
- inconsciente, desprevenido, olvidadizoSpanish
- بی توجهPersian
- tietämätön, unohtavainenFinnish
- distrait, inconscient, oublieux, ignorantFrench
- बेख़बरHindi
- lupaIndonesian
- ignaro, ignara, inconsapevoleItalian
- 無自覚Japanese
- obliviosusLatin
- mākūareMāori
- onoplettend, vergeetachtigDutch
- esquecidoPortuguese
- забывчивыйRussian
- ovetande, glömskSwedish
- unutarak, habersiz, ihmâlkâr, dikkatsiz, unutkan, ilgisiz, ihmâlciTurkish
- tỉnh bơVietnamese
- 遗忘的Chinese
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